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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 15/09/2026

Happy Latinx / Hispanic Heritage Month! Preparations for Day of the Dead are already in full swing behind the scenes in my neighborhood in Philly, and the procession in November marks one of my favorite days of the year 🧡

An illustrated depiction of the Day of the Dead procession happening in Philadelphia along 9th Street.

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Naza Hidalgo @nazailustra.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!⚾️✨ If you’d like to create cool spreads like this one together, please reach out to me or my awesome agent @litagentsaritza.bsky.social of @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbook #illustration

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Elio @eliopictures.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

A solar powered mouse. Let’s go! 📬 Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! My name is Elio. 🌟 Represented by @andreabrownlit.bsky.social + @jenrofe.bsky.social 💻 My site: www.eliopictures.com ✏️ 📧 elio@eliopictures.com 📋 Clients include: @abramskids @scholastic @simonandschuster 👧 #kidlitart #comics

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 02/07/2026

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day on this hot July day! I’m open to picture books, board books, and interior illustrations 🎨 more work at cindylozito.com and rep’d by @litagentsaritza.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Snapshot of a bustling city inspired by Brown stones and Ro homes in Brooklyn and Philadelphia

A close-up of an illustration by Cindy Lozito, that shows neighbors who are playing the flute, grinding at work at a computer set up, reading to a pet rabbit, and losing a balloon

Close-up of an illustration by Cindy Lozito that shows a woman enjoying a cup of coffee, a boy and his cat saying hello, somebody with the face mask and their shopping cart, kids enjoying ice cream, and an elder woman hanging up clothes on a clothing line

Close-up of an illustration that shows a rat on a skateboard, singing birds, a child reading to his Bunny, and a friendly street sign

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Saritza Hernández @litagentsaritza.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Great roundup of queer biographies for kids including @cindylozito.com's illustration work in WHAT KIND OF QUEEN by Kyle Casey Chu and Andrew W. Shaffer. www.baywindows.com/columns/stor...

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Bay Windows :: Serving New England's LGBTQ+ Communities

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 04/06/2026

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day from childhood me and all of my 90s nostalgia tokens! Proudly rep’d by @litagentsaritza.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social and open to picture books, interiors, and board books 🌈 cindylozito.com

An illustration of a little girl in a Dalmatian T-shirt, riding a razor scooter with a tamagotchi, Polly pockets, hit clips, and other 90s tokens behind her

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 02/06/2026

Today and everyday 🌈💗 Happy Pride y’all!

In a mossy forest with four fruit fairies, the words We all deserve safety and care floats above a waterfall in a kid lit illustration by Cindy Lozito

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 07/05/2026

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day from these cuties in the bayou! I’m so lucky to be touring my first illustrated children’s book now, and I’m eager to illustrate more 💕 I’m open to playful picture books, board books, and interiors! @litagentsaritza.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Two children sit on lily pads in the rain among a chorus of frogs singing and jumping along with them

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

It's a Kirkus star for WHAT KIND OF QUEEN: A Royal Biography of Drag Queen and Activist José Sarria by Kyle Casey Chu & Andrew W. Shaffer, illustrated by Cindy Lozito! ⭐ Read the full Kirkus review here. Available everywhere on April 28! 🤩 @cindylozito.com @litagentsaritza.bsky.social

WHAT KIND OF QUEEN has received a starred review from Kirkus!

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Saritza Hernández @litagentsaritza.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Cindy's work in WHAT KIND OF QUEEN? A ROYAL BIOGRAPHY OF DRAG QUEEN AND ACTIVIST JOSÉ SARRIA is also featured in the @publisherswkly.bsky.social article: Queer History for Kids & Teens. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

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Queer History for Kids & Teens

Accounts of real-life and fictional LGBTQ+ people illuminate stories from the margins.

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Saritza Hernández @litagentsaritza.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Aaaaaand did you know???? @cindylozito.com's effervescent 😏 art can also arrive in your inbox daily with @nytimes.com word-of-the-day? www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/l...

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Word of the Day: effervescence

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 14/04/2026

Hello #portfolioday! I’m Cindy Lozito, an illustrator and muralist based in Philadelphia 🎨 I’m looking for illustration work for picture books, board books, or covers - especially for fall 2026. 🔗 cindylozito.com 💌 cindylozito@gmail.com My agent: @litagentsaritza.bsky.social

A board book illustration sample of a Caribbean girl sitting with her toy in a butterfly farm

Two kids singing in the rain in an illustration of a bayou with goofy frogs

A board book sample illustration of a Latino boy opening the door of a house in an Amsterdam canal as house boats pass by in the water

Three mixed Latina sisters enjoy a Japanese inspired cherry blossom festival picnic in a park reminiscent of Flushing Meadows Park in queens, New York.

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 09/04/2026

I have a folder on my phone called 'museum trips' with hundreds of photos I've taken from museums around the world. I love combing through it for inspiration in my #kidlitart pieces. This one in particular is inspired by what it felt like to see Starry Night at for the first time as a kid 🌠

A kid lit illustration by Cindy Lozito of three kids drawing at an art table while one spaces out, imagining himself as a star in Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night

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Miles, knitting screaming agony werewolf @queermedieval.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

a world without trans people has never existed and never will

a medieval style digital drawing of an androgynous brown-skinned knight on horseback on a hill, stabbing a long gold spear into a blue dragon on the ground. the knight has a gold halo behind their head and wears a suit of silver armor with a nonbinary flag striped tunic and a trans flag as a cape. their horse is white, with blue tack with trans pride trim. there is black gothic text at the top and bottom of the image reading “A world without trans people has never existed and never will.” there’s an ornate pale blue border around the image, filled with pink and blue scrollwork, gold hearts filled with colorful flowers, a smiley bat, two smiley moles, and two smiling frogs holding up trans flags.

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 06/11/2025

Of all the trees that transform and autumn, ginkgos are my favorite! Happy #kidlitartpostcard day 🍂 I am open to illustrating kids books and black-and-white interiors. cindylozito.com cindylozito@gmail.com Happily rep’d by @litagentsaritza.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

A scene of a young girl in a butterfly costume dressing up her toy rhino in a set of butterfly wings beneath a ginkgo tree losing its leaves in the wind

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Anu C. @anumation.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Hi #kidlitartpostcard day, my name is Anu and I am open to upcoming picture book, board book, and cover art projects! 📚 Publishers, editors, and art directors, please contact my agent to get in touch thao@dijkstraagency.com 🎨: www.anumation.ca #kidlit #kidlitart

An illustration of a desi fabric store. A girl to the left is tired and bored with her head resting on her hands. A little boy binding in the fabric to the right peek through in her direction. In the background a lady is purchasing some fabric from the uncle-ji who works there.

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Gael_Me ☆ Illustrator @gaelme.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Hello! Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day ✨️ I'm Ada, a Filipino illustrator looking and available for PB, MG, YA or any illustration work. Seeking representation. 🎨: adaabigael.weebly.com

A gray smiling bipedal wolf offering candies to four trick or treaters. The first one is dressed as Luigi from Super Mario Bros. and she is scared surprised. The second one is dressed as a ghost and he is smiling and amazed. The third one is dressed as Frankenstein, he is also scared. The fourth one is dressed as a witch princess and she is slowly walking backwards.

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Danielle @drawdani.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Hi there #kidlitartpostcard! I'm Danielle and I'd love to work on your next picture book or cover! ✨ Rep'd by Jessie Fitzgerald, Advocate Art www.advocate-art.com/danielle-arrington www.drawdani.com #picturebooks #boardbooks #kidlit #childrensbooks

A drawing of a young girl laying on her bedroom floor counting money next to her open piggy bank.

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 02/10/2025

After hours at the potions candy shop for #kidlitartpostcard day! This one is inspired by the incredible historic candy store in Philly, Shane’s Confectionary 🍬 @litagentsaritza.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

A kid lit illustration of a witch family concoct potions at a spooky candy store after hours. A ginger cat hovering over the cash register watches the crew

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 04/09/2025

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! This one is inspired by Puerto Rican heritage and learning family traditions (in this case, plena dancing!) I would love to work on another Latinx picture book for my next project. I’m repped by @litagentsaritza.bsky.social at ABLA, more art @ cindylozito.com

Three generations of women dance plena through a cultural education center which has Puerto Rican vejigante masks and children’s watercolor artwork on its walls

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 12/08/2025

Teachers: Please name the illustrator when you read to students. Discuss the art. Invite illustrators to visit. Show next generation that art in book was created by a HUMAN, that their work matters. www.picturesmeanbusiness.com/teachers/ #PicturesMeanBusiness Art @sarahmcintyre.bsky.social #EduSky

Cartoon illustration showing a classroom display titled “Our Favourite Picture Book” with drawings of a cat character. The text on the poster reads “By John Writer. Our class has drawn his character!” Two children say, “We love John Writer!” and “His cats are so cute!” Beside the display, a woman labeled “Jane Illustrator, feeling miffed” thinks, “But… John Writer didn’t decide how this character would look… I did!” Caption at the bottom reads “#PicturesMeanBusiness Sarah McIntyre.”

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 11/08/2025

🌈COVER REVEAL: WHAT KIND OF QUEEN? Out with Abrams Books on April 28, 2026! A joyous picture book biography of José Sarria, a pioneering activist, drag queen, and the first openly gay candidate to run for public office in the United States. So honored that this is my picture book illustrator debut!

The cover of What Kind of Queen? featuring José Sarria holding a giant rainbow over the Painted Ladies of San Francisco. Hu’s enormous dress and cape hold the book’s subtitle and author and illustrator credits.

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 18/07/2025

I designed and helped paint a giant mural for an urban farm in North Philly this summer, so naturally I had to make a #kidlitart piece inspired by farming in cities, too! #kidlitpostcard @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @litagentsaritza.bsky.social

A kid lit illustration of four Black and brown community members farming among rowhomes

The finished mural designed by Cindy Lozito for Sanctuary Farm in Sharswood, Philadelphia

A progress shot of two artists, Brittany Baum and De’von Downes, helping to paint and install the urban farm mural

Artist Cindy Lozito painting the hair of a cute dog named Jake in the Sanctuary Farm mural

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Creative Boom @creativeboom.com · 10/06/2025

Yinka Ilori weaves history and community into vibrant new Fulham Pier installation 👀 www.creativeboom.com/news/yinka-i...

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ngoziu @ngoziu.com · 04/02/2025

Comic book writers are lovely, creative, collaborative people! With great vision! But I cannot stress enough these projects cannot exist without artistic skill and visual narrative practice bringing the story to life. And time. It takes time. It takes more hours of an artist's life to create a book.

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Conrad Benner @streetsdept.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Go Birds! 🦅 🎨

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 03/02/2025

If you’re looking for a fun, easy paper craft to do when you’re feeling stressed, look no further than today’s newsletter 💗✂️💅

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#12: Crafting through chaos

How art making has been keeping me sane, plus a fun craft you can try at home

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 02/02/2025

Painting a mural for my friend’s vintage store in Queen Village has been a highlight of winter so far 🐕🍎👠

A store mural by Cindy Lozito featuring a baseball cap, dog figurine, candle, salt shaker, and more knick knacks

Cindy Lozito posing in front of a completed mural!

The first few paint strokes of a store mural

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 02/02/2025

All done for #hourlycomicsday! This was a busier Saturday than usual 🍵🎤 thanks for following along!!

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 01/02/2025

#hourlycomicsday: still feeling a bit tea drunk after 3 hours of tasting 😳🍵 but now I know it’s best to drink tea *after* the first steep for a better flavor!

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 01/02/2025

Happy #hourlycomicsday! I’ve been trying to do a short comic everyday in winter, so I do love the smudgy bad day comic sitting right on top of today’s new one 😂

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 01/02/2025

A page from my #hourlycomicsday diary last year. It’s actually crazy looking back at this now I’m agented and working on final art for my first kids book 😱 I didn’t even know at the time what was about to happen

Diary comics from February 1st in 2024, where I talk about feeling anxious about working on pieces for a kid lit portfolio

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 29/01/2025

I got to create the artwork for Fleisher’s annual Valentine’s fundraiser, Print Love-In! Visitors can make cards with this adorbs bunny on it and take home a tote bag of goodies. Pop in for a visit before Super Bowl mania hits Philly later in the day 💌🎨 fleisher.org/event/print-...

Fleisher Art Memorial Print Love-In, featuring a design by Cindy Lozito of a bunny with a bow covered in hearts

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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

🇨🇺Did you know? José Martí was born on this day in 1853!🎉 He dedicated his life to the promotion of liberty-abolishment of slavery, political independence for Cuba, and intellectual independence from colonialism for all Latinos. 📚Learn more: www.leeandlow.com/books/martis...

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 28/01/2025

So… what has been people’s news reading strategy lately? How are we coping without despair? Or are we?

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 27/01/2025

The Fabric of Belonging, a scarf and print I designed last year for the Philadelphia Museum celebrating Puerto Rican heritage ❤️🇵🇷

A design featuring hibiscus flowers, arroz con gandules ingredients, seashells, Dominoes, and a Puerto Rican spindalis

Cindy Lozito holding a print of the Fabric of Belonging design

Two young artists wearing the Fabric of Belonging scarf while they draw their own scarf designs

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Kidlit For Los Angeles @kidlitforla.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

We are a group of #kidlit creators who have been heartbroken by the devastating scenes in Los Angeles. We are raising desperately-needed funds for wildfire relief efforts with an auction taking place Jan 20th - Jan 28th. Please share: www.32auctions.com/organiza... Logo by @sydhanson.bsky.social

Cartoon bear wearing a construction hat and vest walking with pen, pencil, and paintbrush across a background sketch of the LA skyline with palm trees. Handwritten text surrounding the image says: "Kid Lit for Los Angeles" Typed text is the same info in post. There is a photo of the item contributor. Typed text says, Kidlit Auction Open Now!

About Kidlit For
Los Angeles
We are a group of kidlit creators who have been heartbroken by the apocalyptic scenes in Los Angeles. We are raising desperately needed funds for wildfire relief efforts in the impacted communities. Logos for: California Community Foundation, California Community Foundation, Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, Animal Wellness Foundation Fire Relief Fund.

How does the auction work? Donations are listed on our auction page. Bid on items here:
www.32auctions.com/kidlitforlosangeles

Winners will show proof of donation to one of the auction’s four charities as payment for their item(s). These receipts will be reviewed, and winners will be connected with donors after verification.

The auction is January 20th (9am PST) through January 28th (8pm PST).

How Can I Help? Follow us here and on IG @kidlitforlosangeles. We’re sharing some of the amazing donations of signed books, school visits, art,
critiques, and AMAs from award-winning and NYT bestselling authors & illustrators,
agents, and editors.

Bid high and bid often! There are items from donors like Peter Brown, Suzanne Collins, Leigh Bardugo, Amanda Gorman, Kate DiCamillo, Jeff Kinney, Tui

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 25/01/2025

Philly! 📣 I’m leading a cyanotype valentine workshop on Feb 7th in Queen Village 💙🌀🦋 You’ll learn how to make your own beautiful blue cards to give to friends, with zero art experience required!

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Valentine Card Cyanotype Workshop - At My House

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 20/01/2025

I spent today working on book art about drag queens and LGBTQ trailblazers that we will never allow to be erased from history, and it did a lot more for my mental health than tuning into the news would have. I’ll stay up to date later, but today was about emotional preservation.

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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Big tech is trying to make us less thoughtful, less well-read, less creative, less engaged, less independent, less free, all while accelerating global warming and cooking us alive. Why are we letting them?

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Katie L. Carroll @katielcarroll.com · 19/01/2025

Whether or not you cared about TikTok, it gave a career boost to a lot of indie authors. So maybe go buy a book by an indie author today.

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 14/01/2025

Can we all just migrate to Storygraph? Goodreads has made me upset over and over

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 18/12/2024

What a wonderful year I had - so blessed to have met my agent @litagentsaritza.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social this year, and I can’t wait to keep working on my first picture book in 2025! #artvsartist #artvsartist2024

Cindy Lozito’s art vs artist for 2024 including projects for Washington Post, Target, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, NYC Health and Hospitals, and Angel Island

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Alleanna Harris @alleannaharris.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

I can’t believe we’re exactly ONE MONTH away from Oshún and Me’s pub day!!! Can’t wait until January 14th. It’s available for preorder now in English and Spanish! 🌻✨ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social #kidlit

Cover for the upcoming picture book, Oshún and Me, written by Adiba Nelson and illustrated by Alleanna Harris. The goddess Oshún and a little Afro-Latina girl named Yadira face each other in a sunflower patch with a beautiful sunset in the background. Oshún wears a gold gele, gold dress, with gold jewelry, and Yadira wears cornrows and pigtails with wooden beads at the bottom.

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 09/12/2024

I’m doing a big sale in my online shop before I close it for a while in the new year. As you do your holiday shopping, this would be a cute way to support a local artist! Shop here: cindylozito.com/shop Heads up: I only ship within the USA 🎄

Art prints of a dachshund puppy, Dalmatian, and pug with flowers

A t-shirt with a design called Commutie Cuties, a celebration of public transportation

A postcard of two girls sitting atop the Unisphere in Queens, New York

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 27/11/2024

A year ago I drew the Philadelphia Museum’s holiday decor from the museum’s balcony cafe, and today my art is part of it 🤯 Just surreal

A drawing of visitor services employees chatting at an entrance at the Philadelphia Museum, with holiday decor behind them

Two large piles of gifts at the entrance of the Philadelphia Museum with wrapping paper designed by Heritage Month collaborators, including Cindy Lozito

A close-up of the holiday wrapping paper I designed for the Philadelphia museum of art, with motives, including legs, ice-skating, long Christmas stockings, the skyline of Philadelphia, ballet tickets, and more winter accessories

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 25/11/2024

My latest newsletter came out today, where I dished on a bunch of tips that keep me sane as a full-time artist. I recorded it podcast style if you want to tune in, too! cindylozito.substack.com/p/10-lessons...

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#10: Lessons on survival and perseverance as a full-time artist

Things I wish I had known years before, and some evergreen reminders, too.

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 25/11/2024

Ok I can’t remember the last time I had this much fun taking a quiz! So cool and cute @lalizlabeth.bsky.social !

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